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Aviation Department Numbers May 4th 2012· Fall 2011 Records & Registration sent the AVIT dept. 3 spread sheets reflecting 179 students in an aviation major, minor, or taking aviation courses.· September 2011 John Palmer, Tara Harl, and Sandy Osterholt (AV office manager) met with every student one-on-one in classes to explain the Teach-out/Closure process, answer all questions, and have students sign a form stating they wanted to be in an aviation major and/or minor track, intended to graduate via the program, and had all of their questions answered.· John Palmer sent a letter to all past students who had not graduated, yet had exited active course work, and all military deployed students briefing them on the closure issue and informing them of a December deadline whereby they must have their intentions concerning an aviation degree in writing to the department.· December 31, 2011 the aviation department had 140 confirmed intended majors in the program.· December 2011 10 students graduated with an aviation degree.· Spring 2012 the aviation department began the semester with 130 students in major· Spring 2012 R&R informed the AVIT dept. that 26 students had applied to graduate.· The aviation department, utilizing R&R numbers has determined, the AVIT dept. will begin the Fall 2012 semester with 104 students.In addition· Spring 2012 the aviation department is aware that 8 students are deployed with the U.S. Military with various rotating schedules. The AVIT dept. have been informed that 3 additional students may be deployed sometime in the next year.

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Part 5. Academic Program Approval. The chancellor shall prepare guidelines for the preparation of academic program applications. The chancellor may place conditions on an academic program upon approval.Subpart B. Approval of changes to existing academic programs.

1. Closure. Closure of an academic program must be approved by the chancellor. Approval will only be granted under the following circumstances:

The closure is requested by a system college or university, and the chancellor determines that the documentation provided supports closure,

The chancellor determines that closure is warranted, or

The academic program has not been reinstated following a suspension.

The academic program closure application must be documented by information, as applicable, regarding

academic program need,

student enrollment trends,

employment of graduates,

the financial circumstances affecting the academic program, system college or university,

the plan to accommodate students currently enrolled in the academic program,

impact on faculty and support staff,

consultation with appropriate constituent groups including students, faculty and community,

alternatives considered, and

other factors affecting academic program operation.

A closed academic program cannot be relocated, replicated or reinstated.